First introduced in January, 2016,
Olympus PEN-F is a 20 MP
Mirrorless with a Four Thirds
(17.3 x 13 mm) sized CMOS sensor.
Olympus PEN-F comes with a 17.3 x 13 mm CMOS sensor, which has a diagonal of 21.64 mm (0.84").
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Sensor resolution of Olympus PEN-F ~ 5157 x 3877 pixels.
Olympus PEN-F has Crop Factor: 2.0
The sensor has a surface area of 224.9 mm².
There are approximate 19,993,689 photosites (pixels) on this area.
Proc and Cons of Olympus PEN-F
Get to know this camera closer. Let's look at the features and characteristics of this model.
Compare Olympus PEN-F with competitors in semi-pro mirrorless cameras.
Built-in Wireless |
Articulating Screen |
External Flash |
RAW Support |
25600 Max Native ISO |
10.0 fps Continuous Shooting |
Manual Focus |
1/8000s Electronic Shutter Speed |
Timelapse Recording |
81 Focus Points |
Flash Sync Port |
Focus Bracketing |
Remote Control with a Smartphone |
5-axis Sensor-shift Image Stabilization |
Touch Screen |
AF Face Detection |
20MP High Resolution Sensor |
1037k dots Screen Resolution |
1/8000s Max Shutter Speed |
Manual Exposure Mode |
427g Light Body |
2360k dot Viewfinder Resolution |
5 AE Bracketing Range |
Selfie Friendly Screen |
Focus Stacking |
No Bluetooth |
No Environmental Sealing |
No Articulating Screen |
Low Battery Life: 330 shots |
Olympus PEN-F has an Overall Score of 76/100
and ranked #63 out of 214
in Mirrorless cameras, and ranked #104
out of 1222 in all cameras.
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Physical Dimensions of Olympus PEN-F
Olympus PEN-F weighs 427g and has external dimensions
of 125 x 72 x 37mm (4.92 x 2.83 x 1.46"). Considering that the average weight
of Semi-Pro Mirrorless cameras is 444g,
Olympus PEN-F
is 17 grams less than the average weight of cameras in this category.
Olympus PEN-F is less by 1mm
more than the average length in Semi-Pro Mirrorless.
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Specifications of Olympus PEN-F
General |
Brand |
Olympus
|
Model |
PEN-F |
Announced |
January, 2016 |
Body Type |
Rangefinder-style mirrorless |
Lens |
Lens Mount |
Micro Four Thirds |
Manual Focus |
|
Focal Lens Multiplier |
2 |
Number of Lenses |
103 |
Macro Focus Range |
n/a |
Screen |
Screen Size |
3" |
Screen Type |
Articulated |
Screen Resolution |
1037k pixels |
Touch Screen |
|
Live View |
|
Viewfinder |
Viewfinder |
Electronic |
Viewfinder Resolution |
2360 |
Viewfinder Coverage |
100% |
Viewfinder Magnification |
0.62 |
Autofocus |
AF Touch |
|
AF Continuous |
|
AF Single |
|
AF Tracking |
|
AF Selective |
|
AF Center |
|
AF Multi Area |
|
AF Live View |
|
AF Face Detection |
|
AF Contrast Detection |
|
AF Phase Detection |
|
Number of Focus Points |
81 |
Number of Cross Focus Points |
0 |
Photography Features |
RAW Support |
|
Min Shutter Speed |
1/60 sec |
Max Shutter Speed |
1/8000 sec |
Continuous Shooting |
10.0 fps |
Shutter Priority |
|
Aperture Priority |
|
Manual Exposure Mode |
|
Exposure Compensation |
|
Custom White Balance |
|
Image Stabilization |
|
Built-in Flash |
|
Flash Range |
no built-in flash |
Flash Modes |
Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync (1st curtain), Slow sync (1st curtain), Slow sync (2nd curtain) |
External Flash |
|
AE Bracketing |
|
AE Bracketing Range |
±5 EV |
WB Bracketing |
|
Sensor |
Sensor Size |
Four Thirds |
Sensor Type |
CMOS |
Sensor Dimensions |
17.3 x 13 mm |
Sensor Area |
224.9 mm² |
Sensor Resolution |
20 MP |
Max Image Resolution |
5184 x 3888 |
Max Native ISO |
25600 |
Min Native ISO |
200 |
Max Boosted ISO |
0 |
Min Boosted ISO |
80 |
Video Features |
4K |
|
Max Video Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
Video Formats |
MPEG-4, H.264, Motion JPEG |
Timelapse Recording |
|
Microphone Port |
|
Headphone Port |
|
Exposure Modes |
Multi-Segment |
|
Average |
|
Spot |
|
Partial |
|
AF-Area |
|
Center Weighted |
|
Connectivity |
GPS |
None |
Wireless Connectivity |
Built-In |
Bluetooth |
|
HDMI |
|
USB |
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
Battery |
Battery Life |
330 shots |
Battery Type |
Battery Pack |
Battery Model |
BLN-1 |
Physical |
Weight |
427 g |
Physical Dimensions |
125 x 72 x 37 mm |
Environmental Sealing |
|
Water Proof |
|
Dust Proof |
|
Shock Proof |
|
Crush Proof |
|
Freeze Proof |
|
Shock Proof |
|
Storage |
Storage Type |
SD/SDHC/SDXC |
Storage Slots |
1 |
Other Features |
Self Timer |
|
Selfie Friendly |
|
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